From wobst.michael at web.de  Wed Apr  4 18:40:06 2018
From: wobst.michael at web.de (Michael Wobst)
Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2018 00:40:06 +0200
Subject: [hybrid] [coders] ircd-hybrid release notification -
	ircd-hybrid-8.2.24
Message-ID: <67718e1f-54b5-0a3d-75c3-3917616a504b@web.de>

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Reminder for package maintainers of ircd-hybrid: ircd-hybrid now has
GnuTLS support as of version 8.2.13
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-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.24 (2018-04-05)
o) Added "STATS s" to show configured pseudo {} blocks
o) Implemented channel mode 'N' which prevents users from changing their
    nick while in a channel with that mode set
o) Services clients are now shown with 'is a Network Service' in "WHOIS"


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.23 (2018-03-26)
o) irc-operators are now able to see a user's resolved hostname in /whowas,
    and /whois even if the user has a fakehost/vhost
o) RPL_WELCOME now does use the rfc2812 style nick!user at host format
o) Removed rudimentary libgeoip support
o) Added --enable-efence switch to allow easy linking with the
    electric fence memory debugger library
o) "JOIN 0" is no longer supported
o) Fixed bug where ircd would not remove RPL_WHOISOPERATOR based svstags
    when deoppering
o) Fixed 'unknown closes' statistic in "STATS t" showing invalid values 
sometimes


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.22 (2017-03-26)
o) Implemented channel mode 'L'. Channels with that mode set can make 
use of an
    extended ban list size specified with the new 'channel::max_bans_large'
    configuraton option. This mode can be set only by irc-operators or 
servers.
o) Implemented channel mode 'u' which hides bmask (+b/+e/+I) lists and 
mode changes
    to non-chanops everywhere
o) Fixed an issue with "TRACE" where remote servers would reply with 
RPL_TRACEUSER
    numerics containing UIDs
o) "STATS z" now shows simple memory stats of servers linked to the network
o) Added support for remote "ETRACE"


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.21 (2016-11-27)
o) The 'general::default_floodtime' configuration option has been added
    along with the "SET FLOODTIME" command. These allow to fine-tune the
    message throttling better
o) Fixed an issue with /invite not showing the list of channels the
    sender is invited to


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.20 (2016-11-05)
o) "INFO" now shows GnuTLS/OpenSSL library/header versions
o) Added 'channel::max_invites' configuration option. See doc/reference.conf
    for more information.
o) INVITE expirations have been implemented. Expire time can be adjusted 
with
    the 'channel::invite_expire_time' configuration directive
o) /whois notices to operators have been re-added. User mode +y is required
    to see them
o) The maximum line length for motd files has been increased to 320 bytes
    to support multibyte encodings better


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.19 (2016-08-21)
o) Fixed a possible server name leak in "WHO" with server hiding enabled
o) "WHO" now allows opers to search by IP address
o) Admins no longer can see IP addresses in "STATS P" with
    'serverhide::hide_server_ips' enabled
o) User mode 'n' now shows nick name changes from remote clients, too


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.18 (2016-06-22)
o) Fixed an assert when a client sends invalid LIST options
o) Fixed invalid memory stats of channel invites in "STATS z"


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.17 (2016-04-21)
o) Fixed core on "REHASH CONF" with 'general::whowas_history_length'
    set to 0
o) Fixed possible core on "INVITE" with 'channel::max_channels' set to 0


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.16 (2016-03-20)
o) Added 'general::whowas_history_length' configuration option which
    allows to define the maximum length of the WHOWAS nickname history
o) Services are now allowed to override 'general::min_nonwildcard',
    and 'general::min_nonwildcard_simple' settings
o) Minor updates to help files


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.15 (2016-02-24)
o) Added proper support for Raspbian/ARM. Gracias to Beave/2600.net
    for providing a box for testing purposes.
o) Fixed an assert with empty user = "" directives in auth {} blocks
o) "STATS z" now shows allocated listeners
o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' auth {} flags did not work on channels


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.14 (2016-02-09)
o) Fixed server clustering
o) Major cleanups to the configuration subsystem
o) Improvements to libGeoIP support:
    - Works now with IPv6 addresses
    - Added 'libgeoip_database_options', 'libgeoip_ipv4_database_file',
      and 'libgeoip_ipv6_database_file' configuration directives to the
      serverinfo {} block
o) Further improvements to GnuTLS support


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.13 (2016-02-02)
o) Implemented support for GnuTLS. Currently ./configure's autodetection
    intentionally prefers OpenSSL over GnuTLS, so OpenSSL detection needs
    to be disabled explicitely by using the --disable-openssl switch.
o) Minimum supported GnuTLS version is 3.3.8 now
o) Minimum supported OpenSSL version is 1.0.1d now
o) Added support for remote REHASH: REHASH <server> <option>
o) Added 'rehash:remote' irc-operator privilege flag
o) Added 'rehash' type to shared {} blocks
o) Fixed minor memory leak with shared {} and cluster {} blocks


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.12 (2016-01-05)
#######################################################################
o) IMPORTANT: Character case mapping is 'ascii' now. It is recommended
    to update all servers on the network to prevent possible channel
    desynchronizations and nick name collision kills
#######################################################################
o) Added channel mode +T which forbids NOTICEs to be sent to a channel
o) Fixed minor SVSTAG memory leak
o) Fixed broken PART message blocking mechanism
o) ircd now makes use of up to 8 name servers that are specified in
    /etc/resolv.conf
o) The -klinefile, -dlinefile, etc. switches didn't work at all
o) Fixed possible core on ident lookups if ircd is out of file descriptors
o) Far client exit notices (+F) now show IP addresses, too
o) Made idle time look nicer in "STATS v|p" by using a formatted time string
o) 'general::ts_warn_delta', and 'general::ts_max_delta' can be set to 0 now
o) Several code cleanups and optimizations. Improved documentation


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.11 (2015-11-19)
o) Implemented IRCv3.2 invite-notify extension
o) Implemented IRCv3.2 chghost extension
o) Added channel::invite_delay_channel configuration option


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.10 (2015-11-06)
#######################################################################
o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'serverhide::links_delay' configuration directive
    to 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay'
#######################################################################
o) Added 'serverhide::flatten_links_file' configuration option
o) Fixed bug where changing 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay' on runtime
    would not have any effect
o) mkpasswd (tools): fixed broken bcrypt support on *BSD in conjunction
    with the -s and -l switches. Dropped MD5, DES and Extended DES support.
o) Removed CHALLENGE in favor of ssl certificate fingerprint enabled
    operator {} blocks
o) RSA keys with less than 2048 bits are no longer supported; same applies
    to the DH param file
o) Added missing irc-operator privilege flags to /stats o. For a full list
    of flags see doc/reference.conf


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.9 (2015-09-13)
########################################################################
o) IMPORTANT: database files and links.txt are now stored in /var/lib
    instead of /etc, so make sure to move your k/d/x-line database files
    to the new path before (re)starting the ircd
########################################################################
o) IMPORTANT: the splitmode logic has been removed along with the
    following channel {} block configuration directives:
    'default_split_user_count', 'default_split_server_count',
    'no_create_on_split', 'no_join_on_split'
########################################################################
o) Added 'xline_exempt' to auth {} block flags
o) 'serverinfo::sid' is now optional. A unique SID is now automatically
    generated based on the server's name and description
o) Various fixes to the mkpasswd tool
o) If supported by the compiler, ircd-hybrid now compiles with
    '-fstack-protector-strong' instead of '-fstack-protector'
o) Services can now add RESVs (SQLINEs) that have wildcards in it
o) Channel name RESVs are now sanity checked for too broad masks
o) 'class::connectfreq' now works properly with values lower than 300 
seconds
o) Implemented IRCv3.1 account-notify extension
o) The 'general::oper_pass_resv' configuration directive has been deprecated
    in favor of the new 'join:resv', and 'nick:resv' irc-operator flags.
    See doc/reference.conf for more information.
o) Added 'resv', and 'unresv' irc-operator flags. Previously, all
    irc-operators were allowed to RESV and UNRESV, regardless of configured
    privileges.
o) Added 'close' to irc-operator flags
o) ircd is using ISO 8601 date and time notation in most places now


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.8 (2015-05-10)
o) ircd now rejects remote k-line requests for user at host mask that don't
    have at least 'general::min_nonwildcard' non-wildcard characters in it
o) Configuration related server notices are now sent to admins only as
    they potentially could leak passwords and other sensitive data to irc
    operators that don't have administrator privileges
o) The GLINE/GUNGLINE commands have been removed. KLINE in conjunction
    with cluster {} and/or shared {} blocks is now the recommended
    way to add global user at host mask based server bans
o) Added dline_min_cidr, dline_min_cidr6, kline_min_cidr, and 
kline_min_cidr6
    configuration options to the general {} block
o) Fixed bug where a REHASH would clear all X-Lines and RESVs that have
    been set with the XLINE/RESV commands
o) Fixed broken temporary remote XLINEs
o) The 'general::havent_read_conf' configuration directive has been removed
o) Various code cleanups


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.7 (2015-04-05)
o) Fixed a potential buffer overflow with the BMASK inter-server command
o) Fixed undefined behavior in the HELP command module which could
    lead to stack corruption
o) Removed useless help files for inter-server commands


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.6 (2015-03-29)
o) INFO now shows configured values of 'max_watch' and 'stats_m_oper_only'
o) WHOWAS now shows IP addresses to irc operators
o) Fixed bug that would allow remote clients to bypass the hard
    limit of max WHOWAS entries to be returned
o) Code cleanups and performance improvements


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.5 (2015-02-24)
o) Fixed core on Mac OSX 10.10 and possibly some other systems when parsing
    the ircd.conf with configured pseudo {} blocks


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.4 (2015-02-17)
o) Added SVSTAG command which services may use to add tags to users 
which can
    be seen in /whois
o) Added 'oper::whois' configuration option which allows to override the 
default
    RPL_WHOISOPERATOR numeric string shown in /whois.
o) IRC operators may now use +O on a channel even if they are only a half-op
o) Fixed bug where TOPIC messages were not n!u at h prefixed in case of TBURST
    issued by services clients


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.3 (2015-02-11)
########################################################################
o) IMPORTANT: the following ircd.conf configuration directives have been 
renamed:

    max_clients -> default_max_clients
    join_flood_count -> default_join_flood_count
    join_flood_time -> default_join_flood_time
########################################################################
o) Fixed bug where "/rehash" would always reset the "MAX", "JFLOODTIME", and
    "JFLOODCOUNT" values that have been changed from within IRC via the 
"/set"
    command
o) Added channel mode +C which prevents users from sending CTCPs to a 
channel
o) Fixes to the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood logic
o) Allow to disable the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood mechanism by setting the
    'general::default_floodcount' configuration option to 0
o) Updated some help files
o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
o) Operators may now see certificate fingerprints, user modes and hidden
    channels via WHOIS as well. This used to be admin only.


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.2 (2015-01-20)
o) Implemented IRCv3.1 extended-join extension
o) Channel half-ops can now use INVITE as well
o) Fixed broken 'make install -jX'
o) m_opme.c has been added to modules/extra. Can be used on opless 
channels only.
o) Added 'opme' to irc-operator flags
o) Updated several help files
o) The 'general::hide_spoof_ips' configuration option has been deprecated
o) The 'general::true_no_oper_flood' configuration option has been 
deprecated.
    Operators still can have higher 'flood' limits with no_oper_flood = yes;
    hoewever, they are no longer allowed to bypass RecvQ limits.
o) Added 'general::stats_m_oper_only' configuration option
o) Remote client connection notices (user mode +F) now do show IP 
addresses, too


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.1 (2014-10-21)
o) Fixed bug where "UNDLINE remote.server IP" did not work as expected
o) Servers are now allowed to add/remove K-/D-/X-lines and RESVs
o) Usermode +G now no longer allows to override +g
o) Due to potential weakness, TLS session caching and session tickets
    have been disabled
o) Minor improvements to TS6 implementation
o) WHOWAS now shows the name of the services account a user was logged in


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0 (2014-08-24)
o) Successful operator logins are now announced globally via GLOBOPS
o) Cleanups and improvements to the resolver code
o) Cleanups and improvements to the poll() I/O event notification support
o) A topic mask can now be specified within the LIST options
o) All users may now see channel modes in the /list reply
o) Fixed bug where "NOTICE +#somechan" did allow bypassing resv {} channels,
    or channels that are set +c (no control codes)
o) pseudo {} blocks also known as service aliases have been implemented.
    See doc/reference.conf for more information.
o) Removed 'general::services_name' configuration option. This is now no
    longer needed.


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc2 (2014-08-03)
o) Improved AWAY throttling to allow for better fine-tuning. See the
    newly added 'away_count' and 'away_time' configuration directives
    in the general {} block
o) Support for the select() I/O event notification has been dropped
o) Minor code cleanups and improvements


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc1 (2014-07-20)
o) Miscellaneous code cleanups and stabilization fixes
o) ./configure now requires OpenSSL 0.9.8o or above in order
    to enable TLS/SSL support


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta4 (2014-07-06)
#####################################################################
o) IMPORTANT: channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
    and can't be disabled anymore
#####################################################################
o) Many code cleanups and improvements
o) Added flood control for the INVITE command. See channel {} block in 
reference.conf
o) Changed flood control logic for the KNOCK command. See channel {} 
block in reference.conf
o) INVITE without any parameters now shows a list of channels a client 
is invited to
o) The OPERWALL command has been removed. Use GLOBOPS instead
o) Added 'max_channels' to class {} blocks
o) Added 'throttle_count' configuration option to the general {} block
o) Added 'ssl_message_digest_algorithm' configuration option to 
serverinfo {} block.
    See doc/reference.conf for more information.
o) Added support for Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH). Also an 
elliptic curve can be
    specified via the 'serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve' configuration 
option.
o) Removed 'ssl_server_method' and 'ssl_client_method' configuration 
options.
    ircd now only allows TLSv1, TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 protocols depending
    on the OpenSSL version. SSLv3 is no longer supported.


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta3 (2014-05-26)
o) Code cleanups/performance improvements


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15)
#########################################################################
o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'general::warn_no_nline' configuration directive to
    'general::warn_no_connect_block'
#########################################################################
o) Fixed bug with WHOIS not showing a list of channel names as expected
o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (2014-04-29)
o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no longer backwards compatible with TS5
    and below.
o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART commands have been added
o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall performance
o) INFO now also reports MPATH (path to main motd (Message of the Day) file)
    and SPATH (Path to server executable)
o) Updated several help files


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.20 (2014-07-20)
o) Fixed XLINE not working as expected
o) Fixed build with LibreSSL which hasn't compression support
o) Miscellaneous stabilization and cosmetical fixes
o) EGD support has been dropped


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.19 (2014-07-05)
o) Fixed EOB logic for remote servers
o) Fixed bug where opers that have the +g/+G/+R umodes set won't receive 
server
    notices for remote CONNECT/KLINE/DLINE/XLINE/RESV attempts
o) Sending messages to user at server to local targets is now no longer 
possible,
    as this was an easy way to bypass +R/+G/+g user modes.
o) Fixed splicode logic so SPLITNUM now works as expected
o) Fixed UNDLINE not to require the IP address to be prepended with *@


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.18 (2014-06-09)
o) Fixed CAP issue for certain clients
o) Fixed bug where "STATS p" would show an invalid amount of irc-operators
    in case there are any +H opers
o) irc-operators may now no longer set a channel +O if they are only 
halfops (%)
o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer (de)halfop other channel members
o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops
o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups
o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the 
network name
    if 'general::network_name' contains spaces


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.17 (2014-05-01)
o) Fixed possible WATCH core
o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't take time units
    into consideration for the join_flood_time and throttle_time
    configuration options
o) Minor LIST optimization


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
    since glibc2.17 in certain cases
o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
    regardless of channel mode +s
o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
########################################################################
o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
########################################################################
o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
o) The USERS command has been removed
o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
    just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
o) WHOWAS now honors 'serverhide::disable_remote_commands'
o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
o) Implemented IRCv3.2 userhost-in-names extension
o) ircd now allows private RSA keys larger than 2048 bits
o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
    the ircd via SIGINT
o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
    in the WHOIS reply


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake direction 
notices)
o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
    more than one hop away
o) Fixed bug where the ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
    haven't finished the SSL handshake
o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
o) Updated/fixed help files
o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
o) Serial number is now shown on start up
o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
o) Minor code cleanups
o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were not validated


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
o) Administrators may now see channel modes in LIST
o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
o) Changed WHOIS to show certificate fingerprint to administrators only
o) The WHO reply now shows if a nickname has been registered
    with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
    administrators, even if 'serverhide::hide_server_ips' was set to 'yes'
o) Added SVSKILL command


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
    mode set by servers.
o) WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc gateway
o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with WHOIS.
    Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the WHOIS reply.
o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
    set via WHOIS


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
o) Fixed bug that could lead to a desynchronized nick database
    throughout the entire network if using services enforced
    nick names (SVSNICK)
o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
    buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, WHOIS now shows the account name
    of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
o) Administrators can now see +s channels in the LIST reply


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
o) Updated several documentation files


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
    if 'connect::aftype' isn't set


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
    for more information
o) Fixed bug where remote STATS requests were not rate limited
o) Fixed core with empty 'auth::spoof' entries
o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
o) Revised doc/reference.conf
o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
o) Added 'general::cycle_on_host_change' configuration option
o) Added 'general::stats_u_oper_only' configuration option
o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator {}
    and connect {} blocks.
    In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also 
able
    to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
    fingerprints
o) Added 'operator::ssl_connection_required' configuration option. See
    doc/reference.conf for more information
o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
    to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
    ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
########################################################################
o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
    general {} block to serverhide {} block
########################################################################
o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
    the +l mode set
o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
o) Implemented motd {} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
    information
o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
o) Fixed broken spoofs


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
    'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
    not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
    by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
    clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
    remote clients
o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
o) Improve/cleanup HELP system


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
    name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'general::oper_umodes'
o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
o) PCRE support has been dropped
o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an operator {} block has been used.
    Similar to "STATS x|q"
o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
    prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a 
channel
    that has this mode set
o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
    sending messages to a channel
o) Removed 'channel::quiet_on_ban' configuration option. This feature is
    now enabled by default


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
o) Fixed shared {} blocks not working as expected
o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
#######################################################################
o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within a
    single resv {} block. Each entry now requires its own resv {} block.
    Read doc/reference.conf for more details
#######################################################################
o) Added 'resv::exempt' configuration option. Exempt can be either a
    ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user at host mask.
    CIDR is supported
o) Removed 'channel::restrict_channels' configuration option
o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
    in resv {} blocks
o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to 'auth::flags'.
    A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
    mempool allocator for Tor cells
o) Major code cleanups
o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-, D-, K-, G-Lines and 
RESVs.
    Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
o) Channel based resv {} blocks may now contain wildcards
o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
o) contrib/ and its content has been enirely removed from the tree
o) Added 'serverhide::hide_services' configuration option
o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'oper::umodes' and 'general::oper_only_modes'
o) Implemented IRCv3.1 away-notify extension


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
    of a missing argument to the "SVSMODE" command
o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
o) "STATS s" now shows configured services {} blocks as well
o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
o) Fixed bug where WHOIS would send empty sockhost information on TS5 
servers
o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
    These previously used usermode +x.
o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
    via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
    send any private message
o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
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o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
    A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
    can now be found in the serverinfo {} block
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o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd
o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been 
dropped
o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
    and 'stats_e_disabled'
o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
    to modules/
o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending
    on how the new 'class::min_idle' and class::max_idle configuration
    directives have been configured. This feature basically works in the
    same way as it does in csircd
o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' sometimes didn't work as expected


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
    if a reason hasn't been specified


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
o) Minor updates to the build system
o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
    clock is running backwards
o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv {} block has been matched
o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to operator {} blocks
o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
o) Fixed TBURST from leaking the server name if it's a hidden server


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
    invalid characters
o) Removed 'general::use_whois_actually' configuration directive.
    This is now enabled by default
o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
o) Removed 'general::client_flood' configuration option and added the
    new 'recvq' configuration directive to class {} blocks.
    The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
    for each class
o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
o) Removed &localchannels
o) PRIVMSG to opers at some.server is no longer supported
o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
o) Removed 'serverhide::disable_hidden' configuration option
o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
    These features are now enabled by default


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
o) 'channel::disable_fake_channels' now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
    when set to yes
o) Added 'channel::max_chans_per_oper' configuration directive. The old way
    was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
    with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, 
RELOAD
    and LIST parameters.
    MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
    all modules
o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved 
nick name
o) Removed OMOTD module
o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" 
command
o) Improved TS6 support
o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive


-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
    following changes:
    - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
    - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
    - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
      deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
    - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j.  These
      previously used usermode +r.
    - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered 
channel)
    - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
    - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
    - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, 
/CHANSERV, etc.)
    - Added services {} block to ircd.conf
    - Added services_name directive to general {} block
    - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used 
by operators, too
o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
    only be added via ircd.conf
o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
    privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
    these flags control
o) Removed Idle-time klines
o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
o) Removed 'general::burst_away' configuration directive. AWAY bursts 
are now
    controlled via 'connect::flags' explicitly
o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
    file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
o) Added support for remote D-lines
o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the 
hidden_admin and
    hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status 
can now
    be hidden even on remote servers
o) Added CIDR support for operator {} blocks
o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
    SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
    NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a 
SSL/TLS
    connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
    added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
    Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
o) Removed 'channel::burst_topicwho' configuration option. This feature 
is now
    enabled by default
o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements

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BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
  the bug by EMAIL to bugs at ircd-hybrid.org
  Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
  ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
  information masked).

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  This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.

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Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL

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